National Play-Doh Day

When : September 16th

National Play-Doh Day celebrates a great childhood play toy. Invented
in the mid 1950s, it has entertained millions of children, and allowed them
to express their creativity, both at home and in the classroom.

The invention was simple. A school teacher wanted a safe modeling clay for
her pre-schoolers. She asked her brother-in-law Joseph McVicker, who worked
at a chemical company, to come up with something. The result was simple....flour,
water and food coloring.

Its fun and easy to celebrate National Play-Doh Day. Simply pull out
the Play-Doh and ......Play! There are other brands of play clay on the market.
Having raised three children, this author has never seen a better brand than
Play-Doh.

Happy National Play-Doh Day!

Origin of National Play-Doh Day:

Play-doh was created in 1955 by Joseph McVicker of Kutol Chemicals in Cincinnati,
Ohio. It hit the market in 1956, and has been a popular play toy ever
since. It was created because McVicker's sister-in-law wanted a safe, clay-like
product for her nursery school children to use. Noah and Joseph McVicker
received U.S. Patent No. 3,167,440 for Play-Doh.

Hasbro Toys, the current makers of Play-doh, say it a little differently.
From their website, they state: "The story of PLAY-DOH modeling compound
begins in 1956 when scientists at Rainbow Crafts, a Cincinnati soap and cleaning
compound company, stumbled upon a new use for the unique dough-like cleaning
product. The company realized this product’s potential as a child’s
modeling compound; and thus, the original, reusable PLAY-DOH compound was
born."

Yep I sure do! I have a 7yr old DS aside from two teens. Although I think the teens like it just as much as he does. I have never had an issue with play doh. We have the rule of kitchen only and if by chance a small amount get in the carpet my Mom taught me an easy way to get it out. Now Moon Dough...that stuff is the work of the devil!